Killer Design Looks Using Textures

One of my favorite things to do when I’m designing a flyer for adventure-related content, sports, music events, or whatever, is to use textures.

These textures could be anything from dirt, grunge, grain, paper cuts, noise, dust, gritty-grainy, concrete, gravel, or film textures.

They give the design a completely different look.

For example, take the project I worked on yesterday:

Here is a render without the texture:

To my eye, the design looks naked.

Now, look at the design with the texture. Actually, two textures stacked on top of each other.

Totally different.

Now it looks more like a movie poster…

Well, it could be one if I added a few key elements.

Whatever…

What I’m suggesting here is that you use textures to add more character to your overall design.

Are You Building Your Swipe File?

Swipe File Design

Sometimes I’m surprised by how far I can go in seeking design inspiration.

Take my swipe file, for example…

It took me years to build and contains heaps of great ads I love diving into and trying to understand, especially on Sundays when I’m planning my next week’s worth of content and the things I’m going to design. But even for fun, or purely for entertainment purposes, this swipe file is the number one resource for me, and it always gives me a ton of new ideas for projects…

Whether it’s client work or my own, it doesn’t matter; having such a resource has been life-changing.

Right now, I’m building another swipe file for another passion of mine: sales funnels, opt-in pages, OTO’s, and anything that could inspire me when crafting a new offer.

Anyway…

If you’re into something you love, why not create your own swipe file? On days when you don’t feel like it or can’t seem to come up with anything of value, you can open it up and instantly get flooded with tons of new ideas.

It works like magic.

Give it a shot…

Google Font I Actually Like

Glorify - Race Social Media Post

Sunday Glorify session proved I found a Google font I really like. 

Perfect for flyers…

Not just any…

If you’re into adventure, travel, overlanding or any type of hiking/camping niche and you’re looking for a great font to boost your ads, images, flyers and more… 

…try this powerful font. 

You find it in Glorify. 

Type in…

“Charka Petch” 

You’re welcome…